Thursday, November 1, 2012

Marble Tile.... Next Week??

I have literally been talking about/thinking about tile for our upstairs bathrooms since June 1, 2011 - wow, that's a long time. I've looked at about a dozen samples and changed my mind about a dozen times.

I made a decision on this, but then I had my tile guy come over and give me a quote, and I needed more tile than I had thought (arg) so this was no longer in my budget:

Honestly - I think this is the best look for the best price. For $3.99 at The Tile Shop you get faux marble/travertine ceramic. I'd much rather have the real deal.

I'm also going with this tile from Home Depot because we have a gift card, so this tile will end up costing me half of the penny tile.

But I'm not just settling on this tile because it's the least expensive option.. I really do love this look. I know it's not for everyone, but I think it's just plain classic and I'll never tire of it. And our master bath is already cream and gray.. so it works perfectly!

Beautiful tile, Bryn! Make sure you ask a plumber whether you need to raise the height of your toilet flange... we learned about this the hard way with a big leak into our dining room ceiling when we retiled our bath. Good luck tiling!

We were looking at the tile as well for our master bath! However, when I went through piece by piece, most of it was just pure white, and I wanted something with a little more veining in it. How does yours look?? I'm seriously thinking of hitting up every Home Depot in the city and handpicking my 100 tiles! :)

We are getting ready to retile both baths upstairs in our fixer-upper. One is white and I didn't even think there would be an affordable option but I love the idea. The other already has beige 3 x 3 ceramic tiles and I am having trouble finding something to go with it. I'd hate to have to replace the whole bathroom. Any suggestions for just the floors in the beige bathroom?

I love the look of marble floors but it gets incredibly slick with the slightest bit of water. It is less of an issue with with penny rounds because you have more grout relative to the surface area of the marble. Large tiles are fine for a guest room but I would think long & hard before putting it in a primary bathroom.

I have seen the classic marble tile, it looks great. Basically, thetexture of the tile is really amazing after furnishing it provides aclassic look. Thank you for sharing these beautiful pictures with us,they are truly great. I think you should go for it and its price persq. feet is not that much expensive. So, just final it. mosaics miami